OASIS E: Module 6 - Skin Conditions
Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in this learning activity the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to accurately gather clinically driven patient assessment information on integumentary status and appropriately apply it to OASIS items related to pressure ulcers, stasis ulcers, and surgical wounds by passing the final exam with a score of 80% or higher at the end of the on-line learning activity.
Description
The OASIS tool is often viewed as another required document to be completed by healthcare professionals. However, with knowledge and skill, the OASIS can be an important tool in the process of patient assessment data collection, evidence-based care planning, and improving client outcomes.
This module provides the home care professional with the knowledge to gather the appropriate assessment information related to the client’s integumentary status and appropriately apply it to OASIS items specific to pressure ulcers, stasis ulcers, and surgical wounds.
Delivery
This is a self-paced course with knowledge check activities. These non-graded activities allow you to check your understanding of the lesson objectives before proceeding on in the course. At the end of the course, you will be required to take the final exam. You must score 80% or higher to pass the course and complete the evaluation to obtain a certificate of completion. The last day to successfully complete this course and receive a Certificate of Completion will be December 31, 2025. You must complete the content, Final Quiz, and Course Survey on or before that day.
- Connect a thorough skin assessment to accurate data collection
- Articulate how “most problematic” reflects clinical judgement
- Consider using OASIS driven language in clinical documentation related to wounds
Contact Time
0.75 Contact Hour: based on 60 minute hour
Estimated Time
The estimated time for completion for this activity is 0.75 hour(s).
Intended Audience
This course is designed to meet the continuing education requirements of health care professionals such as Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists, and Occupational Therapists.
Course Planning Team
Cindy Krafft PT, MS, HCS-O, Kathy L. Richie, RN, BSN
Course Expiration Date
As required by ANCC, this course will be reviewed and updated or discontinued on or before December 15, 2025.
Approvals
NCPD - Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Rochester Community & Technical College is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Provider Approval Number: WICEAP-0149-007
HLC - Higher Learning Commission
Rochester Community and Technical College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
HLC Institution ID:1399
Disclosure Statements:
Commercial Support: No commercial support was accepted for the development of this course.
Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships: No planners or faculty have any financial relationships (with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients) that are relevant to the content of this educational activity.
Author Originating
Cindy Krafft - PT MS HCS-O
Cindy Krafft PT, MS, HCS-O is an owner of K&K Health Care Solutions based in Florida. She brings 30 years of home health expertise that ranges from direct patient care to operational / management issues as well as a passion for understanding regulations. Years spent in the direct patient environment solidified that this was the optimal setting for the provision of effective and efficient interdisciplinary care as it focuses on functionality and patient centered care delivery. Recognition that the providing care in the home environment presents both unique opportunities and challenges is clearly evident in both training and consultation activities.
For the past nearly 20 years, Cindy has been a nationally recognized educator in the areas of documentation, regulation, therapy utilization and OASIS. She has and currently serves on multiple Technical Expert Panels with CMS Contractors working on clinical and payment reforms and bundled payment care initiatives. Her focus is on providing the knowledge and tools critical to the post-acute continuum of care to operationalize external requirements while keeping the driver of care where it needs to be – the needs of each patient being cared for.
Copyright
Materials used in connection with this course may be subject to copyright protection. Retention of the materials for longer than the class term, unauthorized further dissemination of the materials, or use of copyrighted materials in any way other than intended for this class is prohibited by Copyright and Teach Act laws.
Acknowledgment
This course was developed with Rochester Community and Technical College's Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division located in Rochester Minnesota.
Evidence Based References
OASIS E Guidance Manual October 2022 - - https://www.cms.gov/files/document/oasis-e-guidance-manual51622.pdf
Home Health Quality Reporting Program October 2022 - - https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/index.html
Home Health OASIS July 2022 Quarterly Q&As October 2022 - - https://qtso.cms.gov/system/files/qtso/508_CMS_OAI_2nd_Qtr_2022_QAs_July_2022_final_0.pdf
Expansion of the One Clinician Convention October 2022 - - https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/HomeHealthQualityInits/Downloads/Expansion-of-the-Home-Health-One-Clinician-Convention-August-2017.pdf
Code
OASIS_EFE
Category
OASIS E